Georgie Henley

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Georgina Henley
Born Georgina Helen Henley
July 9, 1995 (1995-07-09) (age 12)
Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England
Other name(s) Georgie

Georgina Helen[1] "Georgie" Henley (born July 9, 1995) is an English child actress who played Lucy Pevensie in the The Chronicles of Narnia film series, for which she won the 2005 Phoenix Film Critics Award for "Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Female" in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.[2]

Henley reprised her Narnia role in the sequels, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, and the future The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, due May 7, 2010.[3]

Henley is part of the Ilkley Upstagers' Theatre Group. She is the younger sister of Rachael (who plays the older version of Lucy Pevensie in the film).

Since the release of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe she has appeared in the stage play Babes in the Wood at her local theatre group, which ran from January 27 to February 4, 2006. She also appeared as the young Jane Eyre in the 2006 BBC adaptation of Jane Eyre.

[edit] Film and television parts

Year Title Role Notes Worldwide Gross
2010 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Lucy Pevensie pre-production NA
2008 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian[4] Lucy Pevensie $321,287,006
2006 Jane Eyre (television serial) Young Jane NA
2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Lucy Pevensie $744,783,957

[edit] References

  1. ^ Birth Register Entry from the Office for National Statistics (August 1995). Retrieved on December 14, 2007.
  2. ^ Phoenix Film Critics Society archive of past winners (December 20, 2005). Retrieved on February 2, 2007.
  3. ^ "Narnia Voyage Postponed to 2010", E! Entertainment, 2007-09-21. Retrieved on 2007-09-21. 
  4. ^ "Caspian to be second Narnia movie", BBC, 2006-01-18. Retrieved on 2006-12-01. 

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